California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 15km SSE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15km SSE of Bodfish, CA on Thu, Oct 17, 1985, 6:39 AM PDT (13:39 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4km NNE of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-17 13:39:46 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.457° N, 118.457° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.416km N of Grapevine, CA · 14946 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.626km N of Kernville, CA · 14946 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.59km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14946 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.78km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14945 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.08km N of Lamont, CA · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.224km NNE of California City, CA · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.99km N of Coso Junction, CA · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14943 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.77km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14943 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.67km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.529km W of Olancha, CA · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.530km W of Olancha, CA · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.221km N of Tehachapi, CA · 14938 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.912km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14938 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CA · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.84km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14936 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.921km SW of Lamont, CA · 14935 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14934 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.719km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.119km W of Olancha, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.72km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14933 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.819km W of Olancha, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.718km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.43km N of Frazier Park, CA · 14933 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14932 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.819km W of Olancha, CA · 14932 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.918km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14932 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.519km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14932 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14931 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.619km W of Olancha, CA · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.720km W of Olancha, CA · 14931 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.323km N of Kernville, CA · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.923km N of Kernville, CA · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.223km N of Kernville, CA · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.619km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14931 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.522km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14930 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.523km N of Kernville, CA · 14930 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.818km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14929 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.617km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14928 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.836km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14928 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14928 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.97km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14928 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.719km W of Olancha, CA · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.614km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 14926 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.620km W of Olancha, CA · 14925 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.736km W of Olancha, CA · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.614km N of Mojave, CA · 14925 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.820km W of Olancha, CA · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.714km SSW of Gorman, CA · 14924 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.59km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14923 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.56km S of Johannesburg, CA · 14923 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14923 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.520km W of Olancha, CA · 14923 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.68km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14923 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.114km N of Grapevine, CA · 14922 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.519km W of Olancha, CA · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 135.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124385. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.